From Hercules to Charter Flights

Thanks to naval protection from Venice, Greece’s Corfu island (in the Ioanian sea, just off the coast of Albania) is the only part of Greece that successfully avoided falling under the rule of the Ottoman Empire.

In Greek mythology, it’s the island (Kerkyra) where Ulysses is shipwrecked and saved by a beautiful princess right before making it home. It’s the island where the Argonauts sought refuge from a pursuing fleet after their successful seizure of the Golden Fleece. And it’s the island where Hercules slept with the Naiad Melite before embarking on his ten labors. Busy place.

Now, it’s the ideal summer getaway for thousands of European beach-loving tourists.